McVey v. Commonwealth

MILLIKEN, Justice.. This is' an appeal from a judgment sentencing the appellant to three years’ imprisonment for grand larceny. It is contended that the trial court erred in not directing a verdict of not guilty at the close of the evidence introduced by the Commonwealth, and that the instructions to the jury' were erroneous.

The record discloses the following facts: The prosecuting witness, J. J. Perry, arrived in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, on Sunday, November 1, 1953, and began to search for living quarters. During his search he encountered the appellant, C. W. McVey, Bramblet Jones and two…